Fire indicating and extinguishing system.



F. C. HAASS'LER.

Patented July 4, 1916.

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FIRE INDICATING NDEXTINGUISHING SYSTEM.

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FRANK c. HaAssLEn, OF BROOKLYN, New Yogax.

FIRE INDICATING AND X'INGUISHING SYSTEM.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK a citizen-of they UnitedStates, and resident or Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire Indiand Extinguishing Systems, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to a fire indicating and extinguishing system and the object is to arrange the operation of the system so that directed or used, whenever desirable, for either disinfecting and ventilating a ship or for signaling and extinguishing a fire thereon, without the slightest material change to the principle of opera- C. HAAssLnn,

tion, respecting the mechanical installation, which embodies cheapness, Aneatness and.

practicability.

Referring to the drawing-Figure v1, 1s an elevation of a ship partly in section showing -my system installed therein;- Fig. 2 is aplan of same;

Fig. 3, is a plan sectional of thehold of the ship, showing the arrangement of the stand pipes and their sprinklers. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of one end of the ship enlarged showing my system installed within the inclosure thereon. Fig. 5, is a similar view to Fig. 4, showing my system installed on the outer deck and the decks below the same of the ship'. Fig. 6, is a fragmentary plan view of part of the supply pipes, showing the permanent Y connection with the stand pipes.- Fig. 7 is a .vertical sectional view of part of the ship showing how the pumps are connected to the supply pipes. Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing part of a stand pipe, with mercury cup in section, and the electric bell attached.

vNumeral 2 designates the ship; the shape and size thereof being immaterial. The ship has a hold 3, decks 4 and 5 and outer deck (i on which is placed the housing 7. Thel hold and decks 4-5 are partitioned of into compartments 14, 15 and 1 6 by the divisions 12. The number of decks and compartments is immaterial, being governed by the size of the ship.

To simplify within which I place (on both sides ofthe ship) the standpipes 17 and 18, intended to communicate or connect the hold 3, with the housing '7.x (See Figs. 1-4). If the compertinent is large there may be more than have free passage the air. Now should combustiblegases {il} the hold or decks of theship, itdwould'na-tfH the description of my system,4 1 will confine it to one compartment 14,`

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two stand pipes to the holds-but notv less than two. The decks '4 and 5 likewise havej two or more stand pipes 19-20 see Fig. 1'. The compartments 15Iand`1'6 have also two or more stand pipes 23 for the hold'and decks thereof. The hold and deck ends-,of

all these stand pipes have perforated branch pipes 24,- serving as sprinklers, and inv turn i these pipes have also perforated branches, see Fig. 2.

stand pipes are provided with opening and closing, valves 26, and also with gas Theu-pper ends of all these or smoke escaping outlets 25, see Fig. L4. -v

yWithin the housing 7, preferably ',on the floor thereof are laid the two supplyfpipes 27, 28see Fig. 4, in closeA proximity to the stand pipes, sothat each of same'can-bey system.- Supply pipe 28 is adapted to *con' vey steam through thev system. The water.

supply pipe is connected with'th'e pumps-9 by pipes "31 which have valves 704-71 for directing the Vwater to either or both sides Each of these couplings 40,' isclosed "All of Ithe supply pipes have of the ship, whenever required during the f operating ply pipe plpe 30, which can also have of the system. The steam supiv 28 is' connected to the boiler -Shy;

similar recting valves as the .waterpipes to -convey f the steam to anyl part .of the ship for the system. I The system is started in operation for Ventilating and announcingv a fire On'a ship,

by first closing all the coupling valves 41, 44 and Opening allthe stand pipe valves 26, thus permitting all thestandpipes to from hold. and decks to urally enterthe sprinklers24` and branches,

and find its way into they stand pipes; up same, andout through the outlets 25 thereof into the air, and thereby preventingspontaneous combustion on board the ship. But in place of the gases, if smoke' should appear irushing out of the voutlets 25, offstand pipes,

it would be asignal that" there is a iiieiinv the hold or decks of the ship. 1f, for instance, in the' hold 3, it will come out of the hold stand pipes 17448; if indeck4, then out o'lipipes lil-20; and it in deck 5, then out of pipes thus locating' the origin ol the fire instantly. ll'hen located, instantly close the valves QG and (it water is used to extinguish the fire) open the coupling valve il, charge supply pipe 2 with water and allow its force to rush down the smoke announcing standpipcs,

into and through their sprinklers, upon the fire untilextinguished, which is determined by shutting oli1 the water from one of the stand pipes and opening its `valve 2G, and if no smoke appears then shut ed the water entirely and set the system again. But if smoke again appears then close Valve E2G, open valve `-.lland continue exhausting by water. It the fire is within a given compartnient, then the compartment valve 42 of the water supply pipe E27, is closed .so as to confine the water to that compartment.

I do not limit myself to the smoke, alone, coming out of the outlets 25 of the stand pipes to announce the fire, as I intend to use a bell to give the signal principally at night. To do this I. provide each stand pipe with a. mercury cup which is provided with an electrical contact float 5G, which when raised by reason of the hot smoke expanding the mercury willi contact with cover 5S. New as both float 5G and cover 54 are electricall. contacted by wires to thebell 52, therefore, when the contact takes place, it. will instantly ring the bell. In some cases I supersede the bell with elodie `lghts, or may use both together.

Certain cargoes do not permit the use of' water to extinguish them when on lire. In that case I use steam; and to do this by my system simply open the valve 11, on the Y coupling 4.10 and allow the steam pipe 2S to travel through the stand pipes in the saine manner as the heretofore described vWater. As some compartments may have cargoes where water can be used to extinguish the fire, and others where water cannot be used, I can by the Y'couplin '10, supply the system with water steam for another Without interrupting the operation of the system.

To use my system for forcing extinguishing gases into the compartments of ships, simply connect the sup )ly pipes 27 or 28 `(in any suitable manneri with the source of supply of the gases.

I am aware that I can disinfect a ship by my system by simply connecting the pipes 427 or 28 with the source of supply of the disinfectant.

In case of storms this system is better manipulated, as the housing 7. Especially is this so with freighters which will not allow the supply pipes 2i', 52S to be laid onthe below decks A1l-W5. But when these pipes can be laid on in SupplyY then the for one compartment andr provided at or near shown in Figs. 1,-;l, within the below dec (s l-5 as shown in Fig. 5, then the upper Y coupling-40 can be placed on the outer deck 6, and below decks 1 -5, see Fig. 5. The only difference in this methodis that the stand pipes do not have the outlets E25; but utilize the valves 26 as a smoke or gas announcer. The advantage of the style shown in Fig.` 5, (the exposed style), is that a. lire can be fought more closely at its origin. I can run the sprinklers 2t below the beams and close tothe horizontal flange, see Fig. i, or below samevsee Fig. 5; and the supply pipes can run under the flooring. o ascertain if the stand pipes are receiving their supply of water, or steam or gas from the supply pipes, simply open any one of the pet cocks 4S on the coupling 10. If water is forced out of the pet cocks then it' is certain that that supply pipe is discharging water` into stand pipes. The same is the case with the steam or gas supply pipe. But if the pet cocks should not discharge water or gas or steam when open, then it is known that the supply is defective in operation.

IVhenever necessary the outlets 25 of the stand pipes are each provided with means tor preventing the sea washing into the said stand pipes in time of storms. Then the outer deck requires ilushing or for ten1porary fires, attach a hose to the supply pipe at 54, then charge that pipe with water and use same for flushing or extinguishing the fire.

I do not limitmyself to the mercury cup as a thermostat arrangement may be used. The supply pipes, couplings and stand pipes below decks, as in Fig. 5, can be suitably housed or inclosed.

This system can be used for buildings, &c., without changing the principle. When the supply pipes are laid on the lower decks pump supply pipe 3l is provided with cut `ofl Valves 90 to prevent the water going beyond the` deck used-same with steam pipes.

'1. The herein described combined lire indicating and fire extinguishing system for' ships, comprising jointly stand pipes adapted t0 extend from the upper deck of said ship down and into the hold and intermediate decks thereof, each of said stand pipes provided with an opening and closing valve at its upper portion, each of said stand pipes its upper end With an announcing or smoke escaping outlet', each of the said stand pipes provided at its 'lower end with perforated branch pipes adapted toconvey smoke-from the compartment of the ship to theysaid stand pipes or to distribute lire extinguishing mediums from the said stand pipes into the compartments of said ship, fire extinguishing supply pipes in pan-s adapted to -.lie inl close proximity to said stand pipes, means for connecting said supply pipes to the said stand pipes, each consisting of a permanent Y coupling, whereby the said stand pipes can be supplied With one or both mediums for extinguishingv fires at the same time, said Y couplings provided with opening and closing' Valves and Cocks, and means for sup-v plying the said supply pipes With the extinguishing mediums.

2. The herein described fire extinguishing and indicating system, for ships comprising a plurality of stand pipes located in the compartments of the ship, sprinkling pipes attached to said stand pipes, said stand pipes each provided with an opening and closing valve, said stand pipes provided with smoke` announcing outlets controlled by said valves,- supply pipes in pairs placed close to said stand pipes, means for connect` ing said stand pipes to said supply pipes, consisting of permanent Y couplings, said Y couplings provided with valves and cocks,v

said Y couplings permitting the supply pipes of one medium for extinguishing fires, to pass into the stand pipes of one or more compartments, and another' medium to pass into the stand pipes of other compartments at and during the same time, and means for supplying the said supply pipes with the required extinguishing mediums. A

3. The herein described iire extinguishing and indicating system, comprising a plurality of stand pipes each provided With-an opening and closing valve and lWith smoke escaping outlets controlled by said valves; perforated branch pipes attached to said stand pipes; a plurality of supply pipes located in proximity to said lstand pipes and connected to said stand pipes, said supply pipes having opening and closing valves, and means for supplying an extinguishing medium to each of said supply pipes.

4:. vThe herein described re extinguishing' and indicating system for ships, comprising a plurality of stand pipes located in the compartments of the ship; sprinkling pipes attached to said stand pipes, said stand pipes closing valve and with smoke'announcing outlets conti'olledby Said valves, means for closing said smoke announcing outlets, supply pipes in pairs placed close to said stand pipes, means lfor connecting said stand pipes to said` supply pipes; said supply pipes having opening and closing valves, and means for supplying an extinguishing medium to each of said supply pipes.

Signed at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York this 21 day of March A. D. 1911.

FRANK `c. HAAssLER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE G. KENDRICK, F. BARRITT.

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